Eagle River Power Station* History

This monumental Neoclassical-style power plant was built circa 1915 and put into service in 1925, burning coal that was brought in from barges on the river. It's grandiose architecture reflected the pride and fortitude of the electric company, whose services were being particularly scrutinized by the public at that period of time. The 15 acre site even housed the world's largest generator at the time.

The power plant closed in 1985 after 60 years of operation, and although a few transformers are still live, the site crumbles from deterioration. Parts of the 130 foot high cruciform ceiling are collapsing into the turbine hall, and the air is rank with the noxious odor of many chemicals seeping into the floors. Efforts are being made to register the site as a historic building and possibly renovate the power plant into useable space.

* Note: the name "Eagle River Power Station" is a pseudonym; the real name of this location is currently undisclosed.

Photos of Eagle River Power Station

Corrosive Industry

Photos: 100

Shot: June 2005

Posted: December 2005

About Opacity

This site is dedicated to documenting various abandoned places through both text and photographs; recording their transformations through time before they are demolished. The abundance of abandoned asylums and psychiatric hospitals in the New England area create the bulk of the locations here; these beautiful state funded structures are vast and complex, giving insight to both the humanity and mistreatment towards the mentally ill over the past two centuries.